Recycle Reuse Reduce

List of possible Recycling locations.

Shelter House
429 Southgate Avenue, Iowa City
drop off donations is between 10am – 4pm 7 days/week
In Kind:

• Dishes (Plates and bowls)
• Silverware
• Pots and pans
• Shoes and boots
• in season clothing

Crowded Closet
851 Hwy 6 E, Ste 101 - Iowa City, IA
M-F 9:30-4:30, Saturday 9:30-3:30

• Antiques & collectibles
• Bedding & linens
• Books, CDs & DVDs
• Clothing & shoes - for women, men & children
• Fabric, craft & sewing items
• Furniture
• Hardware
• Holiday decor - accepted year round
• Household goods
• Jewelry & accessories
• ​Plants - must be in pots (no bare roots)
• ​Sporting goods
• ​Toys

Furniture pick-ups will be provided for a $25 service fee.
Appointments are Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons

Habitat for Humanity Iowa City Restore
2401 Scott Blvd. SE
​Wednesday - Saturday from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Electronics and small appliances
Recycle at ReStore Donations during open hours

• Computers: $20 each (fee includes components)
• Televisions: $20 each (fee includes components)
• Other electronic items: $3 each. Examples: printers, central processing units (CPU), VCR devices without a CRT screen/monitor, ink or toner cartridges, cell phones, DVD players, cameras, stereos, toys, radios, electric bike batteries, electric scooters
• Holiday light strands and electronic cords: no cost
• Small appliances: $3 each: vacuum cleaners, alarm clocks, toasters, blenders, coffee makers, lamps, irons, ceiling fans, humidifiers

According to the Recycling Coordinator "Via our City program, our electronic recycler does remove/destroy all data from incoming electronics for recycling. We work directly with Midwest Electronic Recovery: https://mcbia.com/ewasterecycle.com/"

Johnson County Landfill
3900 Hebl Ave. SW
At no cost:

• Bicycles
• Books (go to Public Library if viable)
• Recycle these items at no cost:
• Fiction and non-fiction paperback or hardcover books
• Cookbooks
• Religious books
• Rare or antique books
• Textbooks
• Travel books
• Computer books
• Audiobooks on CD
• DVDs
• Encyclopedias
• Dictionaries
• Journals
• Damaged or ripped books

Do not recycle these items: Wet or moldy books, VHS or cassette tapes, CDs (garbage)

Good Will Reboot
445 Highway 6 East, Iowa City
Hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

• Desktop computers
• Laptops
• Tablets
• CRT and LCD Monitors (but not televisions)
• Printers
• Other Computer Peripherals
• Networking Equipment
• Software (including video games)

Staples.
820 South Riverside Drive
Mon-Friday 8-8
Sat 9-6
Sun 11-6

• adapters & hubs
• calculators
• CD/DVD/Blu-ray discs and players
• Coffee brewers
• Computers
• Computer speakers
• Flash drives
• Keyboards & mice
• Label makers
• Mobile Phones
• routers & modems
• scanners
• Tablets,
• USB and Lightning cables
• Webcams
• Ink cartridges
• Toner cartridges & drum units
• binders
• crayons & colored pencils
• pens, markers, and highlighters
• rulers & drafting tools
• bags & luggage
• phone cases

For a fee

• Printers (9.99)
• rechargeable and single use batteries (2.99 per visit)
• monitors up to 49" (29.99)

Best Buy
Limit three items per household per day (including a limit of two TVs per household per day). TVs not meeting the size criteria listed below must utilize a haul-away service option.
1431 Coral Ridge Ave., Coralville

• Best Buy-branded TVs (Insignia™ and Dynex™) 50" and smaller
• Battery backups (UPS)/surge protectors
• Portable media players
• Cables and connectors
• Power inverters
• DIRECTV set-top boxes/converters
• Projectors
• DVD/Blu-ray players
• Remotes
• Headphones
• TiVO/DVRs
• In-dash/overhead DVD players
• TV antennas less than 3' long
• Internet TV set-top boxes/satellite receivers
• VCRs
• Portable DVD players
• Wall mounts
• Streaming devices
• Alarm clocks
• HTIB/soundbars/speakers
• Amps and effects
• iPods/other MP3 players
• Audio mixers/DJ turntables
• MP3 speakers
• CD players/recorders
• Speaker systems
• CD/cassette players
• Personal recorders
• Chargers
• Receivers/boom boxes
• Home audio networking
• Satellite radio
• Home recording interfaces
• Turntables
• Bluetooth speakers
• E-readers

Terra Cycle Bausch and Lomb thing
Not certain any of the stores listed as partners are doing this right now.

• Tried Advanced, Alberhasky, University of Iowa Opthamology, they all said no
• McDonald Optical not answering their phone

Discerning Eye says they do recycle single-use eye drops, just bring it in during their office hours.
218 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
(319) 338-6800
hello at discerningeyeoptical.com
Tuesday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM